Clown Ferdinand and the Rocket

Clown Ferdinand and the Rocket

1963 · 66 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Science Fiction, Family

When Clown Ferdinand enters an abandoned city in his wagon he ends up on a space rocket where he meets a robot that can turn invisible. This film reuses sets from Polák's Ikarie XB 1 (1963).

Directed by Jindřich Polák · Written by Ota Hofman

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